Much has been documented about US soldiers' involvement in the Korean War. In this memoir; one officer details the little-known events of the battle of the Koto-ri Pass in North Korea in 1950. Chosin Reservoir narrates the role of the First Platoon; Battery A; Fiftieth AAA Battalion; X Corps; US Army; in facilitating the withdrawal of the First Marine Division from the Chosin Reservoir. Providing firsthand insight into the realities of war; author Merrill Harper; a retired lieutenant colonel of the US Army; tells the story of how one army officer and three enlisted men were able to break up a ten thousand man Chinese ambush on Koto-ri Pass; killing 7;500 Chinese and running the rest over the next mountains within six hours. In addition to chronicling the war-related events in North Korea in 1950; Harper; a soldier who was wounded twenty-four times; discusses his career leading up to the battle and shares other details from his twenty-two years of service in the military.
#1018114 in Books Ingramcontent 2015-04-27Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.33 x .85 x 6.26l; 1.06 #File Name: 1469622742326 pagesChristian Reconstruction R J Rushdoony and American Religious Conservatism
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Essential ReadingBy LauregonI found McVicar's book on Rousas Rushdoony to be a terrific resource regarding Rushdoony and his exceptional and extensive albeit subterranean influence on conservative politics in America today. Anyone willing to learn about Christian Reconstructionism and its toxic effects on American politics will be well served by McVicar's valuable book. As somone who had relatives who supported Rushdoony early on during his rise to influence in Southern California; I looked forward for months to the book's publication; and found all I hoped it to be. As companion volumes on the topic of the theocratic movement in 21st century America; I also recommend Julie J. Ingersoll's 2015 book; Building God's Kingdom - Inside the World of Christian Reconstructionism; and James C Sanford's 2015 book; BluePrint for Theocracy.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. First major academic study of RushdoonyBy Dan KnaussThis is a very readable; solid academic study of Rushdoony; Reconstructionism; and their role in shaping movement conservatism as well as Protestant Fundamentalism/Evangelicalism.14 of 14 people found the following review helpful. McVicar's book is an excellent exploration and analysis of RBy Canuck MonkLast year before I started grad school I thought Christian Reconstructionism would be an interesting topic to tackle. I wasn't aware of much research done on Christian Reconstructionism but I quickly discovered there were at least two substantial books on the movement - "Christian Reconstruction: R.J. Rushdoony and American Religious Conservatism" by Michael J. McVicar and "Building God's Kingdom: Inside the World of Christian Reconstruction" by Julie J. Ingersoll.McVicar's book is an excellent exploration and analysis of R.J. Rushdoony; Christian Reconstructionism's primary pioneer; and the movement itself. The first few chapters follows Rushdoony and his early years as a missionary on a Native American reserve. During this period; Rushdoony also came across the works of Cornelius Van Til; the Calvinist theologian and philosopher. These experiences proved formative; Rushdoony witnessed the lawlessness that afflicted the reserve (perhaps providing the impetus for Rushdoony's fervent focus on biblical law as a means of restoring holiness and order); Rushdoony lamented the state's inability and negligence in caring for the Native Americans and Rushdoony's embrace of Van Tillian presuppositionalism would provide the intellectual framework for his work and thought. After leaving the reservation Rushdoony found himself in southern California where he began exercising influence thanks to the initial support of conservative Christian housewives who wanted him to lead their Bible studies. He would establish the Chalcedon Foundation which would disseminate his ideas through letters; tracts and books (most notably the massive "Institutes of Biblical Law") and tirelessly tour to promote Christian Reconstructionism. Although Rushdoony brushed with eminent scholars and thinkers; he was never able to achieve mainstream success.Rushdoony mentored and developed the next generation of Christian Reconstructionists; several of whom would die prematurely (Greg Bahnsen and David H. Chilton). Christian Reconstructionism promoted the use of biblical law; an aggressive Calvinist worldview grounded in presuppositionalism; homeschooling and libertarian economics. The most notable would be his future son-in-law; Gary North. Eventually North; Bahnsen and other Reconstructionists would turn on Rushdoony and found a rival Reconstructionist organization in Tyler; Texas. McVicar writes poignantly about Rushdoony's later life; when he felt abandoned by his proteges and close friends and unrecognized for his work (McVicar persuasively demonstrates how much the Religious Right's key figures; such as Francis Schaeffer; Pat Robertson; and D. James Kennedy; although an ardent Calvinist; Rushdoony's impact would even be felt in Pentecostal and secular conservative circles)).The research in this book is topnotch. McVicar is able to draw upon Rushdoony's correspondence in letters. Considering it's extreme views on government; economics and religion; McVicar's book provides a fairly balanced portrayal of Rushdoony and Christian Reconstructionism and is essential reading for anyone interested in 20th-century American Christian history.
